Monday, May 6, 2013

CAIR-MD: Don't Let Israel Discriminate Against Americans Based on Religion(Baltimore Sun)A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would allow a foreign country, Israel, to discriminate against select groups of American citizens ... Disappointingly, the bill, S.B. 462 (also known as the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013), is co-sponsored by Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin ... It would enshrine into U.S. law a provision allowing another country to discriminate against Americans based on their ethnicity or religion. (Read more)

500 Turn Out for CAIR-MD BanquetSome 500 guests turned out on Sunday for the inaugural banquet of the Maryland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MD) at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Md. The banquet theme was "Upholding Our Constitution, Defending Our Faith." (Read more)

CAIR-California:Muslim Day at the State CapitolToday is Muslim Day at the State Capitol, organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations. CAIR informs Capitol Alert that they'll be focusing on three specific priorities: Assemblyman Tom Ammiano's immigration bill AB 4, Ammiano's domestic workers rights bill AB 241, and a CAIR-authored resolution, currently without a carrier, that would underscore the need to protect free speech on college campuses. (Read more)

Abe FoxmanRationalizes Blanket Spying on American MuslimsThat Foxman doesn't balk at the premise of the question--politicians calling for all Muslims to be tracked--might be less galling if not for the fact that there are already programs for blanket spying on the basis of religion by the New York Police Department's Intel Division.